Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 189 · 40 questions

How to say it (Weak beats say “uh”): Find the strong syllable first: a-BOUT, LEM-on. Say the weak syllable quickly and lightly as “uh”: uh-BOUT, LEM-un. Any vowel letter can be a schwa: about (a), seven (e), lemon (o), support (u).

1. 1.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) contain (c) problem
3. 3.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
4. 4.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) panda (c) complete
6. 6.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
7. 7.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) method (c) alive
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) extra (c) suppose
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) seven (c) lesson
11. 11.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
12. 12.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
13. 13.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) lesson (c) happen
15. 15.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) bonus (c) about
17. 17.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
18. 18.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
19. 19.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) about (c) balloon
22. 22.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
23. 23.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) bonus (c) open
25. 25.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) alive (c) panda
28. 28.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
29. 29.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
30. 30.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
31. 31.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
32. 32.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) polite (c) pizza
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) drama (c) around
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) asleep (c) comma
36. 36.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
37. 37.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
38. 38.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
39. 39.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
40. 40.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem

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